National Republican., 1887-02-16
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Richmond Whig; With Mr.. Morrison out
OF the next Congress and Mr. Carlisle out
Of the speakers chair there would be a
chance OF effecling come legislation In the
interest of the people Of Virginia and the
south.
Philadelphia Inquirer. Edison claims TO
have discovered way to make all kinds OF
food out Of earth and water by means OF
chemical action. IL this be true 1t ls time
for the farmers and stock raisers TO strike
against Edison.
Chicago Tribune We learn from private
sources that President Cleveland has dis
pensed at last with the massage treatment,
and now depends entirely on reading the
editorials OF the Louisville Courier. Journal
for anti.fat purposes.
Detroit Tribune: IL we should have a
fight with England before getting our coast
defeDses In shape, we would regret our
Utah instead OF some nice, conspicuous,
and easily accessible seaboard town.
New York World. Why don't the leather
dealerc have bill introduced In Congress
providing for the immediate construction
OF leather gunboatsp II our unprotected
seasbore Is to be utilized simply as means
for stimulating American Industry then
every industry should have chance.
Baltimore Sun Mr.. Manning has, how.
ever, not only made a judicious aud capable
Secretary OF the Treasury, but he has
demonstrated bis possession of fuancial
talents of very high order. The country
has seldom had an official at the head OF the
Treasury Department whose knowledge OF
fiscal and economic questions was Of so wide
scope and so wisely applied.
-.-.Philadelphia Press: The talk OF electing
Col. Henry Watterson to the Senate to sue
ceed Beck, Of Kentucky, Ia probably mere
random gossip, but II Is enough to make
the big man in the white house shiver and
perspire by turns. The presence of the
fiery and brilliant Watterson In the Senate
would destroy the last remnant OF this al-
ministration's celebrated personal comfort.
Petersburg Index: There are sixteen
more working days for this Congress. Mr..
Randall should be made to hurry up those
bills appropriating $21, 100000 for gun fac
tories and Notifications, 80 as to make way
for the two bills which the Senate will pass
this week 1ppropriating over $50, ,000, 900 for
new navy. The people want q pavy and
coast defenses. The servants OF the people
ought to obey their masters behests.
Philadelphia Record AS between prom.
ise to pay u dollar that is backed by 50
cents worth Of silver and promise to pay
a dollar that has no backing except the
tender, the silver promise lie to be pre-
ferred. In choosing between the evil OF all
fat and one-fifth fiat currency Congress
seems disposed to take as little fat as POS.
sible. This is encouraging.
Omaha Republican One of the best
Judges on the bench is W.Q. Gresham, OF
indiana. Some New York lawyers pre-
sented bill OF fees few days since In a
foreclosure suit, which the Judge disal.
lowed. Not only this, but he severely
reprimanded the attorneys. In these days
1t is very seldom that a judge has the
courage to compel his brother at the bar
TO be fair and honest in his charge for legal
services. a,-isau. lF
Closer estimates Of the losses to working.
men by the recent strikes in New York and
New Jersey give the number Of strikers at
39,250, whose earnings from Jan. / to Feb
10would have beenS1 ,405,000. In addition,
there are $4,000 persons In the same section
who were reduced to idleuess through lack
OF coal or the strike OF others, and whose
wages would have amounted to $35 900
This brings the loss In earnings to ST, 755, 900
which falls upon the workingmen alone.
Boston Transcript : An interesting ques
ton In connection with the development OF
manufacturing and mining In the south is
how long will 1t be before southerners di
vide into protectlonists and reformers ? A,
present, certainly, indications favor the be-
lief that the solid south will be riven by pro
tectiOD. II may be with safety assumed
| tect they want 1t protected. The tsek Il
not difficult to convince man OF the nb;es
sity CT protecting his goods against tn,
competition of another man's goods.
New York Sun II we had respectable
navy-not necessarily large, but first rat,
| what there was Of it-and IL our seaport
were not SO vulnerable to an enemy, W,
| could well afford to run the risk of oul
| forcible exclusion from the Panama cana
by any foreign power. Furthermore, II we
are going to put our money into any enter
prise of the kind, either railway or canal
every foot OF the territory through which 4
| States. To promote such an undertaking
on foreign soil will be certain to lead thi
| government into trouble, which may som,
time prove very serious.
New York Nail and Express: The PresI
dent must be an exasperating man to
good many Democrats. He seems to hav
no sense of propriety nor regard for th
| feelings Of the leaders and newspapers
| his party. While the World is busy count
lug noses and demonstrating that David b
! Hill is the fayorite of Democratic legis
lators, the President is reported as invitin)
Mr.. George Fl. Pendleton to accept the sec.
ondplace on the ticket OF 1888. This Is
| bold assumption that the Democratic legis
lators don't know what they want, but tha
they will find out next year. The Presiden
is right; his party will have to take him.
| New York SoR: There can be no create
| mistake than the supposition that q strie
and loving conformance to the laws OF loo
| take aught away from mans true dignIt,
and strength. Truly It should remove hi
vhinglory, 1t should bring down his higl
looks, 1t should silence his boasts. Yet Ii
the same way that the noblest parents ar
they who make the greatest sacrifices TO
their children, or as the noblest patriot i
he who makes the greatest sacrifice for hi
country, so is that soul the noblest, tn
strongest, the most exalted, that yields III
its own selfish will to the will of God
| There is nobility I'm this soiritual self